Read concentrates on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He has significant experience in large private company transactions, industry roll-ups and other business related matters. He also serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies. Read has been voted by his peers as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
Read is a member of the American Bar Association, the Georgia State Bar, and formerly served on the Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section. He is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta Estate Planning Council, The Lawyers Club of Atlanta and the Old War Horse Lawyers Club.
Read received his B.A. in History from the University of Georgia and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia where he served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Law Review.
Read in the community
Read participates in the following community activities: Chairman, University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees; Chairman, Governance Committee and Member, Executive Committee, Camp Sunshine; Member, Board of Trustees, University of Georgia Real Estate Foundation; Former Chairman, University Georgia School of Law Board of Visitors; Former Chapter member and Stewardship Chairman, Cathedral of St. Philip; Former Chairman, The Cathedral Towers.
Memberships & Bar Associations
American Bar Association
Member, Taxation Section
Member, Small Business Tax Committee
Georgia State Bar
Past Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section
Atlanta Bar Association